Manager, Procurement

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Primary Purpose: This position sits on the Global Advertising & Marketing Procurement Team, leading strategic sourcing category strategies and key initiatives to drive enterprise-wide value creation and to support Tapestry, Inc. brands strategic growth opportunities.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Procurement & Sourcing to…

• Lead transformational sourcing initiatives across CRM, Production & Events, Creative and PR with support across Media, Consumer Insights, MarTech, Digital and Visual Merchandising categories
• Manage initiatives within Tapestry’s dynamic and complex $650MM+ Global Advertising & Marketing Indirect Procurement Category
• Develop and maintain trust and confidence of team members and sr. Marketing & Digital stakeholders (e.g., VPs, SVPs CEOs etc.)
• Work independently with minimal guidance, understanding when to escalate / provide visibility to leaders & stakeholders
• Use accurate analysis, demonstrates strong project management skills, and exercises sound judgment to effectively solve problems, drives for results, and mitigate risk
• Clearly and proactively communicate status to project/team leads, and stakeholders as needed
• Support and lead the implementation of sourcing plans and strategies for the Advertising & Marketing spend categories (Creative Advertising, Media, Digital Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, CRM/Email Service Provider, Marketing Print, Events Management).
• Assist in identifying and developing comprehensive sourcing strategies process to maximize the company’s Advertising & Marketing spend.
• Manage vendor contract life cycle to prepare the organization for contract renegotiations, extensions or renewals.
• Drive the tactical execution of the day-to-day plan to deliver consistent and sustainable savings and business value creation for the organization.
• Develop metrics, tools, and processes to properly track and communicate efficiencies across the various spend activities.
• Develop analysis and interpretations of actual performance versus plan/forecast and assess the impact on future results.
• Understand the functional business; helping identify opportunities for process improvement, cost containment / avoidance, revenue generation, capital investment.
• Prepare business cases to quantify cost savings and/or benefits of new initiatives.
• Manage sourcing activities by preparing, issuing and evaluating bid and RFI/RFP requests. Negotiate and finalize price, quality and delivery. Develop optimization scenarios for awards.
• Lead the exploration of processes & continuous improvements across the Global Procurement organization as well as within the business and outline how to address (i.e. value-stream mapping etc.).

The accomplished individual will possess... 

• 5+ years of work experience; prior Procurement/Sourcing or consulting experience preferred; a combination of education and experience will be considered
• Knowledge in sourcing process, contract management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management and technology utilization
• High level of self-motivation with the ability to drive change in a global decentralized organization with minimum supervision
• Project management skills and results driven
• Interpersonal skills with successful oral and written communication and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated success in gathering data, conducting analyses, and generating high quality outputs
• Knowledge of Ariba, eProcurement and eCatalog management systems is a plus
• Ability to collaborate on international projects
• Excellent organization, time management, and influencing skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team 

An outstanding professional will have...

• Advanced Microsoft Excel user knowledge and skills for key excel capabilities, functions and formulas
• Proficiency in other parts of Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), eRFX and eAuction experience preferred
• Working knowledge of Strategic Sourcing Methodology and Contract Management is essential.
• Technical knowledge and expertise in certain commodity areas is a plus
• Analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to negotiate contract terms in order to ensure business requirements are being met, while reducing risk and increasing controls.
• Ability to partner and influence cross-functional project teams, including Finance, Marketing, Legal and HR

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Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
  and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or employeerelations@tapestry.com

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Work Setup:

BASE PAY RANGE $95,000.00 TO $105,000.00 Annually
Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits.

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